Opening weekend
You’re invited to celebrate!
Trip The Light Fantastic
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Trip The Light Fantastic
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Witness a space reborn as sound and light collide in spectacular fashion.
Paraorchestra and electronic composer Surgeons Girl create electro-orchestral alchemy, with visuals from AV experts Limbic Cinema, for a landmark concert experience.
The Housewarming
Sat 2 Dec 2023
The Housewarming
Sat 2 Dec 2023
A free day-to-night festival bursting with a colourful spectrum of Bristol creativity.
Every corner of Bristol Beacon – from the Terrace to our brand-new Cellars and our renewed transformed concert hall spaces – will come alive with performances, to celebrate our opening with light, sound and of course, music.
Penguin Cafe
Sun 3 Dec 2023
Penguin Cafe
Sun 3 Dec 2023
Winding up our opening weekend is Penguin Cafe with their beautiful avant-pop combining folk, classical and minimalism in blissful soundscapes. The perfect opportunity to winddown after the party and enjoy the incredible acoustics of Beacon Hall.
Plan your visit
Plan your visit
As we transform our performance spaces, we continue to present concerts, festivals, events, parties, art exhibitions, live streams, and markets in our foyer alongside our ticketed programme in external venues across Bristol and Bath.
Getting here
Getting here
Bristol Beacon is located on Trenchard Street in Bristol City centre, 200m from the city centre promenade bus stops. Find out how to get here on foot, by bicycle, bus, car, train and boat.
Access Information
Access Information
Our foyer, café and box office are fully accessible. Find out more about venue facilities, joining our access register, access booking online and website accessibility.
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
Visit Bristol Beacon in the day for coffee or kick off your evening in style at Bristol Loaf café with delicious natural wines from Native Vine. Find out more about opening times, menus and special events.
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
How we’re inspiring positive climate action to become the UK’s first net zero concert hall by 2030.
Support Bristol Beacon
We’re a music charity that uses music to bring joy, engage and inspire. Make space for music in your life and help us make space for music for everyone.
Find out how you can support us so we can deliver our artistic programme, creative learning experiences, support for emerging artists, complete our transformation, and collaborate with diverse communities.
Be Creative
Make Music
Make Music
As Bristol’s music education hub, we provide award-winning tuition from early years to age 18. Register for individual instrument and singing tuition or join a group, choir, or an ensemble today.
Music in Schools
Music in Schools
We run a programme of creative learning reaching over 30,000 young people every year from Beacon Music Centre in Southmead and across Bristol’s schools.
Learn about our programmes, download teaching resources and sign up to CPD.
Support for Creatives
Support for Creatives
Whether you’re just starting out or ready to take that next step in your musical career, we offer a range of opportunities to empower individuals at every stage of your journey into the music industry.